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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

McAuley on the mark with another 2,000 guineas winner

Fri 19th Mar 2021, 18:31

Approach The City (centre, orange colours)Approach The City (centre, orange colours)
© Photo Healy Racing

James McAuley's Hilltop Racing registered a second winner in six days with a 2,000 guineas-purchase at Dundalk today as the owner/trainer's Approach The City landed the Hollywoodbets Horse Racing And Sports Betting Claiming Race and was later claimed back by connections.

Both Approach The City and McAuley's Sunday Limerick winner Behind The Wall were bought on consecutive days at Tattersalls' October HIT Sale for the just 2,000 guineas each, with both horses collecting €14,100 in winning prizemoney in recent days.

Following Approach The City's head win, McAuley later commented “he's always shown far more at home than he has on the track.

“To be fair to him, Shane (Foley, winning jockey) said that he just might benefit from a tongue-tie and I think that made the difference.

“He said he might be better carrying more weight in a lower class race. We might just give him a pop over hurdles and see if he takes to that. He has a bit of size and scope.”

Approach The City was later the subject of a friendly claim, with no takers for any of the beaten horses.

Quotes from Gary Carson

1st
16/1
Tote €19.10 €4.30
2nd
hd
2/1Fav
€1.30
3rd
0.5L
3/1
€1.50
4th
1.25L
10/1
About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.